The Ticketmaster sales controversy

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerBruce Springsteen performs at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on May 21.

In February 2009, thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans logged on to the Ticketmaster website to buy tickets for two May concerts at the Izod Center, only to encounter error messages from the website that prevented them from purchasing tickets before they were sold out. Many customers were redirected to TicketsNow, a Ticketmaster subsidiary that offered tickets for sale for hundreds, and even thousands, of dollars above face value. Two days later, N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram announced an investigation into Ticketmaster's sales practices.

Here is complete coverage from The Star-Ledger about the Ticketmaster sales controversy. For complete Bruce Springsteen coverage, including concert videos from his recent Izod Center performances, visit http://www.nj.com/springsteen.

Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerRep. Bob Pascrell (D-8th Dist.), right, and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) during a press conference on Capitol Hill, where they spoke out against the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, urging the US Attorney General to investigate in February.